Love and Peace (2011- ) is a centrist political party active in New Zealand. It was once a major party but entered a period of decline in 2014 of which it has yet to recover. Currently the party is out of the top-five and has witnessed a near collapse of its membership.

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History

Military Affiliation

Unlike its counterpart Ranginui and Ujedinjenje ili smrt, L&P has historically had no particular affiliation with any Serbian or Slovenian military unit. Instead it was considered a catchall party for those members who were affiliated with other MU's outside of NZ. This was a legacy of its predecessor, Red label Party which had been created by those Serbia Kiwis who were not affiliated with the MU of UIS.

The party also made a concrete effort to have its members enroll in NZ military units and to support those homegrown MU's that were being created by the government or by citizens of the country. This was in direct contrast to UIS which intentionally became a political vehicle for its own MU after coming to NZ. It was widely seen as a key policy of founder Helen Moon, who felt that NZ should develop its own political culture and this was why she directly rejected adopting a Serbian name or affiliating with any of its MU's. The goal had always been to promote the creation of a Kiwi culture and not merely impose an outside one, as had long been seen as being the tactic of UIS.